Korean Buddhist Nuns and Laywomen

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Summary

Explores the roles of Korean Buddhist nuns and laywomen from the Koryo period to the present.

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Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Female Buddhist Practice in Korea-A Historical Account	p. 15
Male Son Masters' Views on Female Disciples in Later Koryo	p. 45
Koryo Ladies and the Encouragement of Buddhism in Yuan China	p. 69
Two Female Masters of Two Eras: Differences and Commonalities in Roles	p. 91
Marginalized and Silenced: Buddhist Nuns of the Choson Period	p. 119
Buddhist Nuns and Alternate Space in Confucian Choson Society	p. 147
The Establishment of Buddhist Nunneries in Contemporary Korea	p. 165
Glossary	p. 183
Contributors	p. 201
Index	p. 203
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